Jack Wilshere: I’ve got the bottle to be an England great

Jack Wilshere put in a man of the match performance against Brazil (Picture: Getty)

Jack Wilshere is adamant he can handle the pressure of being England’s bright new hope after his stand-out performance against Brazil.

The Arsenal midfielder put 14 months of injury frustration behind him in last night’s 2-1 win at Wembley with a man-of-the-match display, which suggested Roy Hodgson’s team has a new talisman.

However, aged just 21 and with a history of fitness problems, there is a risk in placing too much expectation on Wilshere.

Jack Wilshere (left) says he can handle the pressure of playing for England (Picture: Getty)

The player himself, though, is unfazed, admitting: ‘When you are playing well and you are in the national team, there are always going to be high expectations.

‘But I think you have to deal with that.’

Wilshere feels the blend of youth and experience Hodgson fielded against Brazil is the blueprint for success, and insists midfield colleagues Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard still have much to offer despite both being well into their thirties.

‘I used to come to Wembley to watch them play, so to play with them is a dream come true,’ he added.

‘Ten years at the top is something I want to do so, looking at those two, is something I look up to. I think they will carry on to the World Cup next year.’